Éric Legrand
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Éric Legrand (August 5, 1958 - May 22, 2025) was a French actor specialized in dubbing. He has been the regular voice of Cameron Daddo, Frank Whaley, John Slattery and Alexis Denisof and one of the voices of Owen Wilson.
He started working by recording radio dramas for radio, in parallel with his studies at the National Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris and with several theater plays.
He is mostly known for his voice talent in anime dubbing, being for example the French voice of Vegeta in Dragon Ball since 1986 or Seiya in the Saint Seiya series.
On May 22, 2025, his friend Marc Saez shared the sad news of Éric's passing, at age 66.[1] His fellow Dragon Ball partner Patrick Borg shared on his social medias a touching message to say goodbye to his friend.[2]
Voice roles
The Transformers
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Notes
- A video of him dubbing Vegeta transforming into Super Saiyan is available on YouTube and it is amazing.
References
- ↑ "Tristesse de vous annoncer le départ de notre ami ERIC LEGRAND . Sincères pensées à ses proches. Que le voyage te soit doux."—Marc Saez, Facebook, 2025/05/22
- ↑ "Adieu mon Ami Eric. Nous nous sommes écrit tous les jours sur WhatsApp jusqu'à dimanche dernier..."—Patrick Borg, Instagram, 2025/05/22
